This website is devoted to violin making, care, and maintenance and was created by the violinmaker Hans Johannsson. In...
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This website is devoted to violin making, care, and maintenance and was created by the violinmaker Hans Johannsson. In addition to the explanation of violin construction, the website also covers the topics of wood, varnish, glue, tools, and design as they relate to violin making. An article on violin sound includes sample sound clips in a variety of formats. This will prove valuable to those interested in the construction or repair of violins.

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This section of the Professional Band Instrument Repair Technician (PROBIRT) website offers several video segments on band...
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This section of the Professional Band Instrument Repair Technician (PROBIRT) website offers several video segments on band instrument repair. Some of the videos are edited recordings of past live online clinics, and all videos require a recent version of Macromedia Flash. The video segments are well done and professional, allowing viewers to observe hands-on demonstrations of instrument repair techniques including plenty of close-up shots and good sound quality. While some video clips are subsections of longer videos which require PROBIRT membership for full viewing, most of the video clips are useful and long enough to be of value.

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With links to over 400 pages on acoustic guitar building, violin, dulcimer, flute, recorder, and bagpipe making, brass...
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With links to over 400 pages on acoustic guitar building, violin, dulcimer, flute, recorder, and bagpipe making, brass instrument building and repair, drum making and much, much more this is the site to visit to better understand how musical instruments are made and maintained. The Forum itself hosts a long list of topics which include discussions related to everything from splitting spruce billets to how to alter a violin to better fit a musician's hand to how to use bird's eye maple in guitar building. And as if all of that were not enough the site also provides links to appropriate books, magazines and hosts a tools store section with links to wood turning tools, hand tools and everything else that's needed to keep your fiddle, guitar or flute in tip top shape.

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The oddmusic website is a collection of resources describing unique instruments and uncommon recordings that have been...
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The oddmusic website is a collection of resources describing unique instruments and uncommon recordings that have been created. The meat and potatoes of the site is the gallery - the collection of instruments, complete with photographs and often sound clips of the instruments. The site also has separate sections devoted to particular areas of instruments, including theremins and circuit-bending instruments. The resources section includes a glossary of musical instruments and styles along with a musical quotes section that provides musical ï¿½great quotes ranging from Plato to Miles Davis and beyond.ï¿½ The site also provides further links if your interest is piqued as well as a yahoo discussion group associated with the site.

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The Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) site contains articles and statistics concerning the recording arts...
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The Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) site contains articles and statistics concerning the recording arts industry. The RIAA is a "trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry" and its members are responsible for roughly 90 percent of the sound recordings that are produced and sold in the U.S. A visitor seeking the best of their resources should click on the press room section at the top of the home page, there they will find six main sections, these include: must reads, news/views, guest columns, legal cases, photo gallery and research and data. These sections contain valuable information including current articles from around the web on piracy and new technology to the status of various legal cases that the organization is involved in. Another link from the home page visitors should see is the Issues section. Here users will find information spanning artist contracts, licensing and royalties, and a glossary. In all, this site is a resource that would be useful to instructors as well as students interested in the recording arts.

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Although classified as a module in a course, this could be used as a textbook in a music class.Triads are basic three-note...
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Although classified as a module in a course, this could be used as a textbook in a music class.Triads are basic three-note chords built of thirds. They can be in root position, first inversion, or second inversion.

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Although a module, this could be considered and used as a textbook.The interval pattern for minor scales is different from...
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Although a module, this could be considered and used as a textbook.The interval pattern for minor scales is different from that of major scales. Every minor key shares a key signature with its relative major. There are three common types of minor scales: natural minor, melodic minor, and harmonic minor. Jazz also commonly uses a "dorian minor".

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Although only a module, this could be used as a textbook for teaching music.Music is principally written with symbols...
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Although only a module, this could be used as a textbook for teaching music.Music is principally written with symbols specifying pitch and symbols specifying timing. Symbols indicating pitch give instructions on whether sounds are high or low or anywhere in between. Symbols indicating timing provide instructions on when and how long to play or sing a sound. These symbols are combined in ingenuous ways for music notation. When you master the fundamentals of music literacy, you will be able to read much of the music performed in the world today. The notation is commonly termed “Western Musical Notation.”In this module we will present pitch notation. “Pitch” is a word we use for indicating where a note lies in a spectrum or range of musical tones. Musical pitches are designated by an alphabet letter or sometimes by a solfège syllable.

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Learn how to build a theremin in this free online video guide to electronic musical instruments, including the history of...
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Learn how to build a theremin in this free online video guide to electronic musical instruments, including the history of theremins, playing tips, and how to build your own. The theremin is one of the earliest fully electronic musical instruments, and is named after its inventor Leon Theremin. Designed to be played without being touched, the instrument consists of circuitry including two antennas that the user moves their hands around to play. The instrument was originally used to research proximity sensors in Russia. The inventor of the synthesizer, Robert Moog, attributes his success to his interest in the theremin. With the invention of other, simpler to play electrical instruments, the theremin did not experience commercial success. Amongst electrical enthusiasts however, it has stayed popular over the years. In this series of expert video clips, learn more about the theremin. Our expert goes into detail about what makes up the complicated workings of the theremin including the coils and other components. Get a full history on the musical instrument and learn about the many uses of a theremin. What makes a theremin sound so special? Get answers to this question and many more...

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This resource from the Guitarbuilding.org project is a comprehensive workbook on the design and manufacture of guitars. In...
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This resource from the Guitarbuilding.org project is a comprehensive workbook on the design and manufacture of guitars. In addition to the obvious ties to general manufacturing concepts, the material will incorporate science, math, electronics and technology into your curriculum. This workbook includes a number of learning activities and exercises. Useful appendices are also provided.

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